Central Records - Services

The Central Records Section of the Fairfax County Police
Department is located at 10600 Page Avenue, Fairfax, Virginia
22030. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The office closes at 3 p.m. every Wednesday. You may call our
office during regular business hours at 703-246-2272.

We are across the street from the public parking garage, and next to
the Juvenile Detention Center on Page Avenue. There is no public
parking in front of the building except for those with valid handicap
placards. You will need to park in the public garage. For a map of
the Courthouse and Public Safety Center showing the Central (Police)
Records building location and the public parking garage, click
here.

To obtain a copy if I am one of the above

Make requests in writing to the Central Records address listed
above. Please indicate on the envelope that the request is for an
accident report.

Make requests in person, during regular business hours at the
Central Records office.

If you were not involved in a hit and run accident, you may be able
to obtain a copy of the report from your nearest district police station.
Please call the district station to verify availability if you would
like to pursue this option.

For requests made by mail, please allow approximately three weeks for
receipt of the requested report.

Fees for obtaining a crash report

NOfee for drivers, passengers, property owners or
injured persons.

All others must pay a $5 fee by cash,Visa, MasterCard, money order or
check made payable to the County of Fairfax.

To obtain police photographs from the traffic crash

To obtain a copy of a police report

Copies of police reports are released only to law enforcement
officers or by subpoena. However, if you were involved in an incident
that resulted in a police report, you may obtain an incident
verification form. It includes brief, written verification that a
police report was filed, including the case number assigned to that
incident, date and location of the incident, type of incident, and
the officer's name.

Incident verification forms are available for;

Victims of a crime

Property owners

Those directly involved in the incident itself

Complainants (those who reported the incident to the police
department).

To obtain an incident verification form

Make requests in writing to the Central Records address listed
above. Please indicate on the envelope that the request is for an
incident verification form.

Make requests in person during regular business hours.

Fee for incident verification forms

There is a $10 fee

Payment accepted in the form of cash, Visa or MasterCard, money order
or check made payable to the County of Fairfax

*This is a Record Check for ADULT Criminal Charges that occurred
in Fairfax County ONLY, where Fairfax County Police responded
and/or charged an individual.

To obtain a copy of my criminal record

If you live in the immediate area, you may appear in person at the
Central Records address listed above.

If you live outside the immediate metro-area, please follow these instructions.

You will be required to provide two forms of
valid identification from the list below; (One must contain your
photograph and none can be expired.)

U.S. Driver’s License OR DMV issued ID card

U.S. or Foreign Passport

U.S. Social Security Card

U.S. Military Identification

Original Birth Certificate (Original Foreign birth certificates MUST
be accompanied by an ORIGINAL certified professional translation).
Please DO NOTprovide copies of either your birth certificate or
translation.

**Pursuant to Virginia Law, no other forms of identification will
be accepted. If you do not have at least two of these, we will not
be able to process your request and you will be instructed to return at
a later date with the necessary identification.

Fee for obtaining a copy of my criminal record

A $10 fee is charged

Cash, check/money order (made payable to the County of Fairfax), Visa
or Mastercard are accepted.

PD Form 23 is used to request an individual’s Fairfax County Police
criminal history. If you wish, you may print
out the request form from this link and complete the portion
titled REQUESTOR USE prior to requesting your record in person at
the Central Records Office.

Can I obtain a copy of someone else's criminal record?

No, you can only get a copy of your own record. Criminal
history records are not public information.